Alee.

I think you guys made a new "Loading" page or something and its causing some problem, cause whenever i log in, it redirects me to a "Page Not Found" location, then i have to open the forum and im logged in.
Just thought i'd let you know

RIP to those 4 young people, and RIP to the 500 young Palestinians that IDF have killed.

His last kick in the Champions League and Premier League is going to in a Manchester City shirt. That's disgusting to even think about.

His last kick in the Champions League and Premier League is going to in a Manchester City shirt. That's disgusting to even think about.

Someone get me anti-depressants. I will puke at the sight of him in a Man City shirt! Surely, he wouldn't agree to it. Still hoping it's just rumors.

Anyone online right now. Live stream of Gaza being bombed right now: http://www.livestation.com/en/aljazeera-mubasher
There are clearly civilians in that area. Proof:

Anyone online right now. Live stream of Gaza being bombed right now: http://www.livestation.com/en/aljazeera-mubasher
There are clearly civilians in that area. Proof:

Some people and traditions shave their head off before the start of something major in their life.
Like a new club?

Some people and traditions shave their head off before the start of something major in their life.
Like a new club?

Some people and traditions shave their head off before the start of something major in their life.
Like a new club?

Some people and traditions shave their head off before the start of something major in their life.
Like a new club?

Some people and traditions shave their head off before the start of something major in their life.
Like a new club?

Some people and traditions shave their head off before the start of something major in their life.
Like a new club?

Cavani is far more proven than Costa at the moment and at the time might have been a good buy at a good price. However, makes no sense anymore.

Some people and traditions shave their head off before the start of something major in their life.
Like a new club?

As a Pakistani I've protested and condemned every single one of those things. Do I have your blessing to continue supporting my opinion?
Two wrong's do not make a right. Just because someone else somewhere else did something just as, or more, terrible does not negate or downplay the massacre Israel is carrying out. Atleast, even the defenders of the Israeli apartheid system are equating Israel's actions to those of the rest of the people mentioned in that quote.
Oh and thousands in Pakistan, not hundreds.

Cavani is far more proven than Costa at the moment and at the time might have been a good buy at a good price. However, makes no sense anymore.

The US pressure is one of the major reason an operation was carried out in the first place. The war was escalated because of Pakistan allying with the USA and its these very groups the US has tried to eliminate through drone strikes. So I doubt the US has many reservations about the situation. Ofcourse, no one knows what goes on behind the doors in the corridors of power! Hidden agendas are everywhere, but I'd rather not dwell on conspiracy theories yet.
Exactly. We've been trying ideological reform with a decade of 'moderate enlightenment'. But the lack of government control and illiteracy in remote areas of the country makes that a very difficult task and all we've done is widened the urban-rural social and ideological divide.

Keeping the middle east on the side for a second, has anyone been following the war going in Pakistan right now? The military has launched an offensive against the Taliban, the biggest in scale since 9/11,
I wrote a random blogpost about it earlier if anyone wants to read it: http://my.telegraph.co.uk/alirafi/alirafi/10/pakistan-on-the-brink/
I don't think there has been much international coverage of this, although I can understand given the middle east crisis.

The US pressure is one of the major reason an operation was carried out in the first place. The war was escalated because of Pakistan allying with the USA and its these very groups the US has tried to eliminate through drone strikes. So I doubt the US has many reservations about the situation. Ofcourse, no one knows what goes on behind the doors in the corridors of power! Hidden agendas are everywhere, but I'd rather not dwell on conspiracy theories yet.
Exactly. We've been trying ideological reform with a decade of 'moderate enlightenment'. But the lack of government control and illiteracy in remote areas of the country makes that a very difficult task and all we've done is widened the urban-rural social and ideological divide.

Sounds familiar . They all, (Islamic militant groups), follow the same agenda I guess. They also tend to follow a similar pattern to enforce their power. They tend to create pockets of instability, from which they can operate and carry out further operations. I am glad your country is not taking this lightly. They only way to get rid of them is by eliminating them. Ideological reform doesn't seem to be working much (at least in Egypt it has failed during the era of President Sadat 1970-1980). However, it will definitely be hard if they are residing in an area with civilian population. This means your military would have to carry out continuous precise operation which will definitely make this a long term war. Intelligence will be a huge factor these operations.

Very insightful. I haven't heard much about this except for the odd bit on the news. The situation sounds complicated. May I ask, how does the US feel about the operation. Obviously, they won't want Taliban to gain much power, but similarly I don't imagine they'd want them completely crushed because they could come in handy as was the case in Syria.

The Afghan Taliban and Pakistani Taliban are different factions, the northern regions of Pakistan have little writ of the state, and the bigger picture is an emirate carved out from that region and areas of Afghanistan. Pakistan, being a nuclear-power and one of the biggest military force in the world, has had a complex relationship with them. The Military used these people in proxy wars over the years, and they've sort of turned rogue and have an agenda of their own (or foreign backed if you agree with a segment). They've been responsible for thousands of deaths all over the country. In the recent dialogue we tried they wanted us to impose their version of Shariah in the country, the contention has now led to a full scale war. The problem is, the Taliban too have weapons and funding from various sources. Pakistan has it's share of enemies.

Nice blog. Frankly all that I have heard were the drone attacks by the U.S and lately wave of attack by Taliban on different facilities, including an airport (if I can recall correctly). I think I understand that Pakistan as a country (economy, education....etc), like Egypt and others, form an encouraging niche for radicals if left unattended. I might be wrong, but that is what I get from my Pakistani friends here. I would appreciated if you provide your info on the matter.
I don't really understand what Taliban is hoping to gain out of this. Usually, such groups seek to some way or another rule. Pakistan is no small country and it has a very strong army. Taliban have been really bombarded in Afghanistan, and though still a threat, but much weaker. I can't understand what are they possibly hoping to achieve. I understand what they are trying to achieve in Egypt in the area of Sinai. The peace agreement with Israel, doesn't allow Egyptian military to be present there, so they are taking advantage of that hoping to establish some sort of state there. What about Pakistan?

Keeping the middle east on the side for a second, has anyone been following the war going in Pakistan right now? The military has launched an offensive against the Taliban, the biggest in scale since 9/11,
I wrote a random blogpost about it earlier if anyone wants to read it: http://my.telegraph.co.uk/alirafi/alirafi/10/pakistan-on-the-brink/
I don't think there has been much international coverage of this, although I can understand given the middle east crisis.